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DEATH IN THE FIFTH POSITION
by Box, Edgar (pseudonym of Gore Vidal)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy, some dustiness to top edge in a very good dust jacket, light edge wear, light shelf wear to corners, light rub
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952. First edition. A very good copy, some dustiness to top edge in a very good dust jacket, light edge wear, light shelf wear to corners, light rubbing to spine ends, minor loss to head and heel of spine panel, small chip to lower rear corner, dust soiling to rear panel. (8962). Octavo, cloth. The author's uncommon first mystery.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8962
- Title
- DEATH IN THE FIFTH POSITION
- Author
- Box, Edgar (pseudonym of Gore Vidal)
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy, some dustiness to top edge in a very good dust jacket, light edge wear, light shelf wear to corners, light rub
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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